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GA HB1331
Bill
Status
Passed
4/29/2022
Primary Sponsor
Steven Meeks
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AI Summary
- Defines "Governor's designee" as one or more state departments, boards, commissions, agencies, or their elected/appointed heads selected by the Governor to administer employment services
- Transfers administration of the State Employment Service from the Department of Labor and its Commissioner to the Governor's designee, including authority to establish and maintain free public employment offices under the federal Wagner-Peyser Act
- Requires the U.S. Secretary of Labor to be notified of which Governor's designee will serve as the designated state agency for purposes of the Wagner-Peyser Act
- Makes Employment Security Administration Fund moneys deposited for State Employment Service purposes continuously available to the Governor's designee, with the Commissioner required to transfer such funds at the designee's discretion
- Requires either the Commissioner or the Governor's designee, as applicable, to promptly report to the Governor any amounts needed to replace lost or improperly expended federal employment security funds
Legislative Description
State Employment Service and the Employment Security Administration Fund; change certain provisions
Last Action
Effective Date 2022-07-01
4/29/2022
Committee Referrals
Appropriations3/16/2022
Industry and Labor2/14/2022
Full Bill Text
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